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The Basic Question Procedure (BQP) is a method for determining non-response bias. The BQP involves asking one basic question – that is, the question relating to the central substantive variable of the ...

One of the core activities of market research is the collection of data by interviewing. Three developments have strongly influenced this activity: decreasing response rates, higher interviewing costs ...

In this paper we argue that building sustainable connections with participants, using a ‘Fair Trade’ approach, is the cornerstone of successful research, and that this will become increasingly importa ...

12 million adults across the UK have a reading age of 9 to 14. That’s the equivalent of being able to read the Sun. In other words, they can read and write, they just don’t read and write very well. P ...

Argues that quality standard schemes such as IQCS and MRQSA, widely seen as final rubber stamps of quality, often conceal weaknesses in research practice which, if known to clients, would cast serious ...

Today one can choose between several different software packages for management of web access panels. These software packages can be exellent tools, but building and maintaining a good panel is still ...

This paper addresses the impact of frequent responders on online panel research. Results from two studies are reported, comparing the demographics and survey responses of panel members who are frequen ...

The paper describes the most important parameters that influence the response rate of an online access panel. It also includes the results of a comparative study which analyses the dependency of click ...

Conducting representative online market research requires three preconditions: high internet penetration among the survey population; a reliable sampling frame (e.g., an access panel); valid sampling ...

This paper explores the dynamics of online panel response behavior in terms of both quality and quantity. The result is a set of learnings on ways in which panel usage, management and recruitment can ...

During the last ten years, the evolution of ad hoc studies has been marked by the rise of the surveys carried out on access panels. Studies on access panels have extended to brand image tracking, adve ...

One concern of research users is the possible ‘professionalisation’ of respondents. Respondents may participate in more than one access panel because they like filling out questionnaires, collecting r ...

Whilst online panels can bring significant benefits to research in terms of time, cost, access to complex target groups and the flexibility to use multimedia (amongst others), there is a need to ensur ...

This paper analyses the motivation of why people belong to online panels and provides an understanding of the dynamics of the relationship and the implications this may have for our industry. A survey ...

This article reports on motivation in the process of online access panel recruitment and its impact on return rates, quantity of open answers and the time spent in answering the survey. The thesis is ...

Questionnaire length and fatigue effects are generally considered relevant factors influencing several aspects of online data collection including, but not limited to, drop out rates in surveys and da ...

This paper reports the findings from an investigation into the effects of telephone survey introductions on survey participation rates. Four introduction elements were tested: an incentive (prize draw ...

In this paper we examine the reasons why the non-use of mail surveys is so prevalent in research in Spain when so many researchers have stressed the low economic costs of this information-gathering me ...

This paper describes a German study which compared eight ways of recruiting members for an online access panel. Two thousand respondents, divided into four groups of 500, were invited to sign up with ...

This paper draws upon relevant empirical evidence to suggest the greater effectiveness of the drop and collect survey (DCS) method in enhancing response rates among sub-Saharan African (SSA) organisat ...

Increasingly, web surveys are being used to supplement telephone survey data and some predict internet methods will one day replace telephone interviews as the primary method for surveying general pop ...

This paper analyses the impact of questionnaire design and length of participation on item non-response and panel attrition. Based upon the results of previous studies, the authors propose a framework ...

Within the community of survey researchers there has been an increasing awareness that the total survey error approach has only partially realised its objective of setting up a model to estimate the t ...

Despite its cultural wealth and biodiversity, Peru is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, with approximately 55% of its population below the poverty line. Faced with this challenge, a multi ...

One of the key success factors for the market research industry is one that is probably talked about the least. But clients and agencies are entirely dependent upon the continued goodwill of the hundr ...

This article describes the results of a series of tests to determine the effects of a variety of techniques on response rates to mail surveys.

This article examines recent changes in the two major components of nonresponse: inaccessibility of potential respondents and unwillingness of potential respondents to participate in an interview. It ...

Reliance on self-report survey data is pervasive across social science disciplines; therefore, understanding the accuracy, or inaccuracy, of such data is important. We identify forms of inaccuracy in ...

The following paper illustrates a methodological tool that addresses children's targets, in pre-school (5 - 6 years), and early-primary-school age (up to 8 years). It 'facilitates' the gathering of us ...

This research links the quality of respondents' participation in focus groups as judged by moderators with an array of respondents' background characteristics. This array includes: previous experience ...